Towns and Cities
| City or Town |
Date of incorporation |
Mayor (Party) | Councillors | Area (square kilometers) |
Population (1996) |
| Ba | 1939 | Pravin Bala (NFP) | 15 | 327 | 14,596 |
| Labasa | 1939 | Pradeep Singh (FLP) | 12 | 360 | 27,949 (2007) |
| Lami | 1977 | Tevita Buatalevu (SDL) | 12 | 680 | 20,529 (2007) |
| Lautoka (city) | 1929 | Rohit Kumar (FLP) | 16 | 1607 | 52,220 (2007) |
| Levuka | 1877 | George Gibson (Balance) | 8 | 67 | 3,745 |
| Nadi | 1946 | Shalesh Mudliar (NFP) | 15 | 577 | 42,284 (2007) |
| Nasinu | 1999 | Rajeshwar Kumar (FLP) | 21 | 4500 | 87,446 (2007) |
| Nausori | 1931 | Vikash Singh (NRA) | 12 | 167 | 47,604 (2007) |
| Savusavu | 1969 | Ram Pillay (SRC) | 9 | 800 | 4,962 |
| Sigatoka | 1959 | Ratu Isikeli Tasere (SDL/NFP) | 10 | 127 | 7,940 |
| Suva (city) | 1881 | Ratu Peni Volavola (SDL) | 20 | 2048 | 85,691 (2007) |
| Tavua | 1992 | Chandra Singh (TRLTA) | 9 | 100 | 2,418 |
| FLP: Fiji Labour Party; NFP: National Federation Party; NRA: Nausori Ratepayers' Association; SDL: United Fiji Party; SRC: Savusavu Ratepayers and Citizens Party; TRLTA: Tavua Ratepayers, Landowners, and Tenants Association | |||||
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